VegasCanuck Posted May 20, 2021 Share Posted May 20, 2021 2 minutes ago, DIBdaQUIB said: Our defensive stats have been near league bottom for years. Can't blame exhaustion or players. The system itself is a fail We overhauled our defense last summer and didn't have any practice time to bring new players up to speed. I'm not saying that there's not room for improvement, but let's see how they do next season with a full exhibition schedule as well as some further adjustments this summer. Was impressed with Rathbone in his brief time with the team. I think he's ready for the NHL, and he plays a little different style than Hughes. Seems to be a little more physical, very fast, but not quite the same maneuverability as Hughes. Maybe a little better / harder shot from the point than Hughes as well. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kanucks25 Posted May 20, 2021 Share Posted May 20, 2021 Not a surprise. Benning is tied to Green, doubt he could get away with a 3rd hire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayne Glensky Posted May 20, 2021 Share Posted May 20, 2021 18 minutes ago, johngould21 said: He alone might be, give him a few more games to get a better idea there coach! Or are you the GM? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhillipBlunt Posted May 20, 2021 Share Posted May 20, 2021 5 minutes ago, VegasCanuck said: We overhauled our defense last summer and didn't have any practice time to bring new players up to speed. I'm not saying that there's not room for improvement, but let's see how they do next season with a full exhibition schedule as well as some further adjustments this summer. Was impressed with Rathbone in his brief time with the team. I think he's ready for the NHL, and he plays a little different style than Hughes. Seems to be a little more physical, very fast, but not quite the same maneuverability as Hughes. Maybe a little better / harder shot from the point than Hughes as well. The defense has been porous for a few years now. Not a new thing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Locke Lamora Posted May 20, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted May 20, 2021 So much for me not posting for a while. If it is true that both Green and Benning are going to be given another couple of years - I F&*^%$G LOVE IT. The FIRE GREEN/BENNING vultures can go fly a kite now, instead of a banner behind a plane. To blow the entire organization up based in large part due to this past, fooked up pandemic year would have been misguided. Two years will fly by and if massive changes need to be made at that point, so be it. Can’t wait for Travis Green to work his “young player magic” on Podz and Rathbone next year. 5 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VegasCanuck Posted May 20, 2021 Share Posted May 20, 2021 1 minute ago, PhillipBlunt said: The defense has been porous for a few years now. Not a new thing. I think we need more intimidation factor in our own end. I think that Rathbone will help get the puck out faster, and Juolevi also has demonstrated a really good first pass, but I think we need someone who can really hammer people in front of the next and put a little fear into them. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Tre Mac Posted May 20, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted May 20, 2021 Not going to bother reading the negativity, I for one am happy Green is back! 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaimito Posted May 20, 2021 Share Posted May 20, 2021 Avs were last place in their div 2014-15. Look at their progress over the years. Nux have a younger core to get there too. I think this yr was a blip. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amebushi Posted May 20, 2021 Share Posted May 20, 2021 Benning is back...that’s good and bad. I would rather have him at the draft table again this year than a new GM again. Green is well honestly questionable if you ask me. I’m really hoping the assistant coaches (not Clarke) are replaced. It may be the players, but I just see too much talent for the steady poor results. The system doesn’t seem to change. We play against Ottawa the same way we play against Toronto. Our defensive plan is to Hope our goalie can make 40 saves a night. Power play setup is a drop pass that even the most casual fan (me) can see coming. When the opposition changes things up it seems that we stay the same. I’m hoping that there is at least some discussion. If our defence is really as bad as it looked this year then perhaps we need to play a littler different. I don’t have all the answers, but was hoping for some change between the coaching this year and next even if just to prove a point. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IBatch Posted May 20, 2021 Share Posted May 20, 2021 1 hour ago, sassbs said: Lollll , no one should be resigned! Green is an awful coach, benning needs to go and please don’t get me started on brown and Nolan. If they are all resigned, I will take a picture of me in a maple leafs tidy whitey! i seriously have to question anything Canucks related if it comes to pass Please do. Don't forget the bedsheets. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sapper Posted May 20, 2021 Share Posted May 20, 2021 (edited) It is what it is..I just hope we don't see any key players letting it be known they would welcome a trade. Something is clearly broken and I had hoped.they would ateast acknowledge that and provide a road map going forward of how they will address that. I get it for drafting the core of this team Benning gets a pass on some bad Ufa deals ( the good outweighs the bad)..if no changes at all are made.the only thing we can assume is the fault is placed on.the cap crunch from a.fee.bad signings.and until those contracts clear.so we can afford decent Ufa signings .... this is what we have..top 10 this year and likely next year again before it turns around then Edited May 20, 2021 by iwtl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nuckin_futz Posted May 20, 2021 Share Posted May 20, 2021 I'm not a gloom and doom kind of guy but I am having visions of a complete house cleaning sometime around Christmas. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewbieCanuckFan Posted May 20, 2021 Share Posted May 20, 2021 16 minutes ago, PhillipBlunt said: The defense has been porous for a few years now. Not a new thing. Talent might not be there (at least from a defensive standpoint) What really bothers me is the power play. It *SHOULD* be better. Even with Pettersson out, you've still got lethal weapons like Hughes, Boeser, and Miller. ZERO excuse to be this bad. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhillipBlunt Posted May 20, 2021 Share Posted May 20, 2021 14 minutes ago, VegasCanuck said: I think we need more intimidation factor in our own end. I think that Rathbone will help get the puck out faster, and Juolevi also has demonstrated a really good first pass, but I think we need someone who can really hammer people in front of the next and put a little fear into them. Myers does it decently enough, and Hamonic is no slouch, but yeah, a larger and more aggressive defenseman is a necessity to insulate the youth 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhillipBlunt Posted May 20, 2021 Share Posted May 20, 2021 1 minute ago, NewbieCanuckFan said: Talent might not be there (at least from a defensive standpoint) What really bothers me is the power play. It *SHOULD* be better. Even with Pettersson out, you've still got lethal weapons like Hughes, Boeser, and Miller. ZERO excuse to be this bad. Agreed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertuzzipunch Posted May 20, 2021 Share Posted May 20, 2021 2 minutes ago, NewbieCanuckFan said: Talent might not be there (at least from a defensive standpoint) What really bothers me is the power play. It *SHOULD* be better. Even with Pettersson out, you've still got lethal weapons like Hughes, Boeser, and Miller. ZERO excuse to be this bad. For me it was the most dissapointing thing about the season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Vanderhoek Posted May 20, 2021 Share Posted May 20, 2021 2 hours ago, Sweathog said: Why are we keeping Green? We need a more experienced coach at this stage How so, the team will be younger next year and he is a good coach with the younger players too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captainhorvat Posted May 20, 2021 Share Posted May 20, 2021 New assistants please... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spook007 Posted May 20, 2021 Share Posted May 20, 2021 2 hours ago, Devron44 said: @canuck2288 Its been awfully quiet the last few days..... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VegasCanuck Posted May 20, 2021 Share Posted May 20, 2021 28 minutes ago, Tre Mac said: Not going to bother reading the negativity, I for one am happy Green is back! Same, really happy to see him come back. I think he's a good coach. I don't hold this season against him, and when fans stop and look at what the Canucks were faced with for their first 37 games, I don't see how they can either. Let's give this group an opportunity to show that 2019/2020 wasn't a fluke and that they are ready to take that next step. We need some lineup changes, but I don't see any reason to change the team management and coaching. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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